representatives
representatives — noun
- representativessingular
- representativesesplural
1. a person who has been chosen to speak, make decisions, or carry out actions on b
a person who has been chosen to speak, make decisions, or carry out actions on behalf of another person, a company, an organization, or a group of people
A sales representative from the pharmaceutical company visited local clinics to introduce a new vaccine.
sales representative + from + [company]
Union representatives met with factory management to negotiate better safety conditions for workers.
representative + met with + [organization] + to + [purpose]
Since Tariq could not attend the Berlin meeting, he sent a representative to present his proposal.
As a customer service representative, Hana handles client complaints about account problems.
The committee appointed a representative to speak on its behalf at the international conference.
- spokesperson
focuses on speaking for an organization, often to the media or public
- delegate
someone sent to a meeting or conference with authority from a larger group
- agent
formal term for someone authorized to act for another, often in business or legal contexts
- principal
the person who gives authority to the representative to act on their behalf
文法句型
representative + of [organization/group]
representative + for [company/union]
用法筆記
Can combine with a wide range of role nouns: sales representative, customer service representative, union representative, company representative, legal representative. The person represented is introduced by of (representative of the workers) or for (representative for the region).
常見錯誤
2. a person who has been chosen by voters to serve in a law-making body such as a c
a person who has been chosen by voters to serve in a law-making body such as a congress or parliament, where they vote on proposed laws and speak for the people of the area that elected them
Mira, the representative from Ohio, introduced a bill to improve funding for rural schools.
representative + from + [state/district]
Voters across the district will elect a new representative to the state legislature in November.
elect a representative to [body]
The young representative worked with members from both parties to pass the education reform bill.
Each representative must balance the needs of their district with the interests of the whole country.
- congressperson
gender-neutral term for a member of the US Congress; less common in everyday speech
- legislator
broader term covering any member of a law-making body, not just the US House
- delegate
used for someone sent to a conference or convention, not necessarily an elected legislator
文法句型
representative + of [place/district]
elected/state/congressional representative
用法筆記
Often capitalized (Representative) when it appears as part of a formal title, e.g. Representative Amelia Chen of California.
常見錯誤
3. a person, thing, or example that shows the typical qualities or features of a la
a person, thing, or example that shows the typical qualities or features of a larger group or category, so that studying that one item tells you something about the whole group
This painting is a fine representative of the artist's early style, with bold colors and rough brushstrokes.
representative + of + [category] — typical example
The researchers chose three small towns as representatives of rural communities across the Midwest.
as representatives of [broader group]
This fossil is a representative of a dinosaur species from over sixty-five million years ago.
The curator described the pottery as an excellent representative of Han Dynasty craftsmanship.
- example
simpler and more general; 'representative' adds the idea that the example is typical of the whole group
- specimen
used especially in scientific contexts for an individual item taken from a larger set
- sample
a small part of something that shows what the whole is like; common in research and statistics
文法句型
representative + of [group/class/category]